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Title: 23/02/20
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 23 February, 2020 @ 14:33:05
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Mike Hughes: Daredevil who wanted to prove Earth is flat dies after crashing homemade rocket

A daredevil pilot who believed the Earth was flat has been killed after his homemade rocket crashed shortly after take-off in California.

“Mad” Mike Hughes, who hoped to prove the Earth was flat by going into space, died on Saturday near Barstow, California, after attempting to launch his steam-powered rocket.

Hughes, with the help of his assistants, built the rocket in his backyard, at a cost of around $18,000 (16,000€ / £14,000).

The rocket uses steam ejected through a nozzle for propulsion.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mike-hughes-death-rocket-launch-crash-mad-daredevil-flat-earth-video-a9353091.html
Title: Re: 23/02/20
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 23 February, 2020 @ 20:36:39
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Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown

Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe.

Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on Sunday, two days earlier than scheduled.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51602007
Title: Re: 23/02/20
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 23 February, 2020 @ 20:41:11
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More than 11,000 homes in England to be built on land at high risk of flooding
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/23/more-than-11000-homes-to-be-built-on-land-at-high-risk-of-flooding

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Title: Re: 23/02/20
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 23 February, 2020 @ 21:58:12
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Britons will fly to 2020 summer holiday destinations on classic BLUE passport
ICONIC blue British passports are about to be issued for the first time in more than 30 years as the UK prepares to leave the European Union.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1231832/blue-passport-brexit-latest-news-passport-office-home-office-gemalto-thales


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Post-Brexit UK passports to be produced by French-Dutch company in Poland
The UK's new navy blue passport will be a decidedly European affair. The idea of a return to a blue passport was used by the "Leave" campaign.
https://www.dw.com/en/post-brexit-uk-passports-to-be-produced-by-french-dutch-company-in-poland/a-52477263

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